Developer says Used Games Sales worse then Piracy

[vlad321]

stof said:

vlad321 said:

pacman91 said:
Some of you are comparing used game sales to piracy?????? One method the consumer is still dishing out $$, the other method the consumer is stealing property. Used Gaming is perfectly legal, and as far as I'm concerned not moraly wrong. Yes, used games from the monetary perspective is equivalent to piracy, but in terms of the individual THAT'S AN OBSURD COMPARISON!!! I understand the dilemna the developers and publishers face, and if EA feels the need to combat it then good for them. But seriously, the discounted sale of a used item is by no stretch of the imagination a new concept.

Glad it's just sports games for right now:)

Oh so because you throw money at it it makes it less hurtful. What a horrible logic. Just because you spend money does not mean it actually gets to the developer, which is the entity that should see the money.

I hate to break it to you, but as far as piracy and used games go, used games are far worse morally than piracy. "Not only will I deprve the developer of money, I'll make some for myself off his work." That's why used games are so morally fucked up.

Piracy - I will make a copy of the game without paying

Used games - I will buy the game from the company, and then do what I want with the game I bought.

 

I see a subtle difference in that one is morally wrong while the other is morally neutral. 100% morally neutral. There is absolutely nothing wrong whatsoever with reselling your game. You bought it, it's yours, do what you want. And that is completey ignoring the fact that in the used games practice, the primary reason for such a practice is to raise money for the purchase of new games. 

 

Hey, I paid full price for a game, and the decided to sell my own property to make money to buy another new game. Damn, I'm worse than a thief!

 

That would be great, except that the game is not your property. It's the intellectual property of the developers. The CD you got it on is yours, but the actual game is not. You are literally making money off their work. That's far worse than just making a copy.